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Marsh & McLennan Companies Reports First Quarter 2014 Results
May 2, 2014 at 7:00 AM EDT
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Double-Digit Earnings Growth and Operating Margin Expansion Mark Excellent Start to Year
Both Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Increase 11%
GAAP EPS Grows From
Adjusted EPS Rises 11% to
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Consolidated Results
Consolidated revenue in the first quarter of 2014 was
Net income attributable to the Company was
Risk and Insurance Services
Risk and Insurance Services revenue was
Marsh's revenue in the first quarter of 2014 was
Consulting
Consulting segment revenue was
Mercer's revenue was
Other Items
In the first quarter of 2014, the Company reported investment income of
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INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which express management's current views concerning future events or results, use words like "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "future," "intend," "plan," "project" and similar terms, and future or conditional tense verbs like "could," "may," "might," "should," "will" and "would." For example, we may use forward-looking statements when addressing topics such as: the outcome of contingencies; the expected impact of acquisitions and dispositions; the impact of competition; pension obligations; the impact of foreign currency exchange rates; our effective tax rates; changes in our business strategies and methods of generating revenue; the development and performance of our services and products; changes in the composition or level of our revenues; our cost structure, dividend policy, cash flow and liquidity; future actions by regulators; and the impact of changes in accounting rules.
Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements include, among other things:
- our exposure to potential liabilities arising from errors and omissions claims against us;
- the impact of competition, including with respect to our geographic reach, the sophistication and quality of our services, our pricing relative to competitors, our customers' option to self-insure or utilize internal resources instead of consultants, and our corporate tax rates relative to a number of our competitors;
- the extent to which we retain existing clients and attract new business, and our ability to incentivize and retain key employees;
- our ability to maintain adequate physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect the security of confidential information or data, and the potential of a system or network disruption that results in regulatory penalties, remedial costs and/or the improper disclosure of confidential information or data;
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our exposure to potential criminal sanctions or civil remedies if we
fail to comply with foreign and U.S. laws and regulations that are
applicable in the domestic and international jurisdictions in which we
operate, including evolving sanctions against
Russia and existing trade sanctions laws relating to countries such asCuba ,Iran ,Sudan andSyria , anti-corruption laws such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and theU.K. Bribery Act 2010, local laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials, as well as import and export restrictions; - our ability to make acquisitions and dispositions and to integrate, and realize expected synergies, savings or benefits from, the businesses we acquire;
- changes in the funded status of our global defined benefit pension plans and the impact of any increased pension funding resulting from those changes;
- the impact on our net income caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
- our ability to successfully recover should we experience a disaster or other business continuity problem, such as an earthquake, hurricane, flood, terrorist attack, pandemic, security breach, cyber attack, power loss, telecommunications failure or other natural or man-made disaster;
- the impact of changes in interest rates and deterioration of counterparty credit quality on our results related to our cash balances and investment portfolios, including corporate and fiduciary funds;
- the potential impact of rating agency actions on our cost of financing and ability to borrow, as well as on our operating costs and competitive position;
- changes in applicable tax or accounting requirements; and
- potential income statement effects from the application of FASB's ASC Topic No. 740 ("Income Taxes") regarding accounting treatment of uncertain tax benefits and valuation allowances, including the effect of any subsequent adjustments to the estimates we use in applying this accounting standard.
The factors identified above are not exhaustive.
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Three Months Ended |
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2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 3,264 | $ | 3,126 | |||||||
Expense: | |||||||||||
Compensation and Benefits | 1,839 | 1,803 | |||||||||
Other Operating Expenses | 752 | 716 | |||||||||
Operating Expenses | 2,591 | 2,519 | |||||||||
Operating Income | 673 | 607 | |||||||||
Interest Income | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
Interest Expense | (42 | ) | (44 | ) | |||||||
Investment Income | 13 | 21 | |||||||||
Income Before Income Taxes | 649 | 588 | |||||||||
Income Tax Expense | 192 | 176 | |||||||||
Income from Continuing Operations | 457 | 412 | |||||||||
Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax | (1 | ) | 12 | ||||||||
Net Income Before Non-Controlling Interests | 456 | 424 | |||||||||
Less: Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests | 13 | 11 | |||||||||
Net Income Attributable to the Company | $ | 443 | $ | 413 | |||||||
Basic Net Income Per Share | |||||||||||
- Continuing Operations | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.73 | |||||||
- Net Income Attributable to the Company | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.75 | |||||||
Diluted Net Income Per Share | |||||||||||
- Continuing Operations | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.72 | |||||||
- Net Income Attributable to the Company | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.74 | |||||||
Average Number of Shares Outstanding | |||||||||||
- Basic | 548 | 548 | |||||||||
- Diluted | 556 | 557 | |||||||||
Shares Outstanding at 3/31 | 549 | 550 | |||||||||
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Components of Revenue Change* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, |
% Change |
Currency |
Acquisitions/ |
Underlying |
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2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Risk and Insurance Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marsh | $ | 1,452 | $ | 1,388 | 5 | % | (1 | )% | 2 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||
Guy Carpenter | 381 | 375 | 2 | % | - | 2 | % | - | ||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 1,833 | 1,763 | 4 | % | (1 | )% | 2 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||||
Fiduciary Interest Income | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Risk and Insurance Services | 1,839 | 1,771 | 4 | % | (1 | )% | 2 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||||
Consulting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 1,061 | 1,041 | 2 | % | (1 | )% | - | 3 | % | |||||||||||||
Oliver Wyman Group | 371 | 321 | 16 | % | 1 | % | 3 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Consulting | 1,432 | 1,362 | 5 | % | (1 | )% | 1 | % | 5 | % | ||||||||||||
Corporate / Eliminations | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Revenue | $ | 3,264 | $ | 3,126 | 4 | % | (1 | )% | 2 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||
Revenue Details
The following table provides more detailed revenue information for certain of the components presented above:
Components of Revenue Change* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, |
% Change |
Currency |
Acquisitions/ |
Underlying |
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2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marsh: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EMEA | $ | 617 | $ | 594 | 4 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||
Asia Pacific | 151 | 147 | 2 | % | (7 | )% | - | 9 | % | |||||||||||||
Latin America | 84 | 78 | 7 | % | (14 | )% | 10 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||||
Total International | 852 | 819 | 4 | % | (2 | )% | 1 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||||
U.S. / Canada | 600 | 569 | 6 | % | (1 | )% | 4 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Marsh | $ | 1,452 | $ | 1,388 | 5 | % | (1 | )% | 2 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||
Mercer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Health | $ | 388 | $ | 381 | 2 | % | - | - | 2 | % | ||||||||||||
Retirement | 357 | 343 | 4 | % | - | - | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||
Talent | 117 | 123 | (5 | )% | (2 | )% | (1 | )% | (1 | )% | ||||||||||||
Investments | 199 | 194 | 2 | % | (6 | )% | 1 | % | 8 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Mercer | $ | 1,061 | $ | 1,041 | 2 | % | (1 | )% | - | 3 | % | |||||||||||
Notes |
Underlying revenue measures the change in revenue using consistent currency exchange rates, excluding the impact of certain items that affect comparability such as: acquisitions, dispositions and transfers among businesses. |
* Components of revenue change may not add due to rounding. |
Non-GAAP Measures
Three
Months Ended
(Millions) (Unaudited)
The Company presents below certain additional financial measures that are "non-GAAP measures," within the meaning of Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These measures are: adjusted operating income (loss); adjusted operating margin; and adjusted income, net of tax.
The Company presents these non-GAAP measures to provide investors with
additional information to analyze the Company's performance from period
to period. Management also uses these measures to assess performance for
incentive compensation purposes and to allocate resources in managing
the Company's businesses. However, investors should not consider these
non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the
financial information that the Company reports in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) and Adjusted Operating Margin
Adjusted operating income (loss) is calculated by excluding the impact
of certain noteworthy items from the Company's GAAP operating income or
loss. The following tables identify these noteworthy items and reconcile
adjusted operating income (loss) to GAAP operating income or loss, on a
consolidated and segment basis, for the three months ended
Risk & |
Consulting |
Corporate/ |
Total | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | 493 | $ | 225 | $ | (45 | ) | $ | 673 | |||||||||
Add (Deduct) impact of Noteworthy Items: | ||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges (a) | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Adjustments to acquisition related accounts (b) | 7 | - | - | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Operating income adjustments | 7 | - | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 500 | $ | 225 | $ | (43 | ) | $ | 682 | |||||||||
Operating margin | 26.8 | % | 15.8 | % | N/A | 20.6 | % | |||||||||||
Adjusted operating margin | 27.2 | % | 15.8 | % | N/A | 20.9 | % | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | 468 | $ | 187 | $ | (48 | ) | $ | 607 | |||||||||
Add (Deduct) impact of Noteworthy Items: | ||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges (a) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Adjustments to acquisition related accounts (b) | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Operating income adjustments | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted operating income (loss) | $ | 471 | $ | 189 | $ | (45 | ) | $ | 615 | |||||||||
Operating margin | 26.4 | % | 13.7 | % | N/A | 19.4 | % | |||||||||||
Adjusted operating margin | 26.6 | % | 13.9 | % | N/A | 19.7 | % | |||||||||||
(a) Primarily severance, future rent under non-cancellable leases, and integration costs related to recent acquisitions. |
(b) Primarily includes the change in fair value as measured each quarter of contingent consideration related to acquisitions. |
Non-GAAP Measures
Three
Months Ended
(Millions) (Unaudited)
Adjusted income, net of tax
Adjusted income, net of tax is calculated as: the Company's GAAP income from continuing operations, adjusted to reflect the after-tax impact of the operating income adjustments set forth in the preceding table; divided by MMC's average number of shares outstanding-diluted for the period.
Reconciliation of the Impact of Non-GAAP Measures on diluted earnings per share -
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount |
Diluted |
Amount | Diluted EPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 457 | $ | 412 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Non-controlling interest, net of tax | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal | $ | 444 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 401 | $ | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||
Add (deduct): operating income (loss) adjustments | $ | 9 | $ | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Impact of income taxes | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 0.01 | 5 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted income, net of tax | $ | 450 | $ | 0.81 | $ | 406 | $ | 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended |
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2014 | 2013 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | $ | 75 | $ | 70 | |||||
Identified intangible amortization expense | $ | 22 | $ | 18 | |||||
Stock option expense | $ | 7 | $ | 7 | |||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 99 | $ | 88 | |||||
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March 31, |
December 31, |
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ASSETS | ||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,380 | $ | 2,303 | ||||||
Net receivables | 3,462 | 3,310 | ||||||||
Other current assets | 721 | 687 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 5,563 | 6,300 | ||||||||
Goodwill and intangible assets | 7,799 | 7,365 | ||||||||
Fixed assets, net | 825 | 828 | ||||||||
Pension related assets | 889 | 979 | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets | 564 | 626 | ||||||||
Other assets | 937 | 882 | ||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 16,577 | $ | 16,980 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | 432 | $ | 334 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,895 | 1,861 | ||||||||
Accrued compensation and employee benefits | 701 | 1,466 | ||||||||
Accrued income taxes | 176 | 148 | ||||||||
Dividends payable | 139 | - | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 3,343 | 3,809 | ||||||||
Fiduciary liabilities | 4,814 | 4,234 | ||||||||
Less - cash and investments held in a fiduciary capacity | (4,814 | ) | (4,234 | ) | ||||||
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Long-term debt | 2,619 | 2,621 | ||||||||
Pension, post-retirement and post-employment benefits | 1,135 | 1,150 | ||||||||
Liabilities for errors and omissions | 354 | 373 | ||||||||
Other liabilities | 1,083 | 1,052 | ||||||||
Total equity | 8,043 | 7,975 | ||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | 16,577 | $ | 16,980 | ||||||
Source:
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